Now that the Yankees have changed, losing influential veterans like Paul O'Neill, Tino Martinez, Scott Brosius and Chuck Knoblauch, Williams should change, too.
The draw was all the more remarkable as Widnes lost influential playmaker Kevin Brown with concussion after only 22 minutes, following a heavy tackle from teenage prop Ryan Sutton.
And with Chivas also having lost influential rookie midfielder Thomas McNamara to injury last week, it could be a difficult home stand for them against the side with the second-best road record in the league over the past five years.
The win came at a heavy cost for City who lost influential midfielder Jess Fishlock in the first half to an apparent groin strain that is expected to keep her out of the grand final.
Mr. Rangel, 81, who has been in Congress since 1971, is trying to signal to donors, the news media and the city's political class that despite health issues and ethics concerns he is still going strong; Mr. Espaillat, in turn, is trying to show that Mr. Rangel has lost influential support.
The final item from this time last year concerned injuries but, with the exception of Fowler's pre-season loss and the Dolphins losing influential defensive lineman Cameron Wake after week seven, none of the trio could realistically point to injuries as a key factor in this year's eclipse.
New Zealand lost influential captain Brendon McCullum to the fifth ball of the match and were bowled out for 183.
But losing influential hooker James Roby with a knee injury exacerbated a worrying three matches without a win for last year's Super League runners-up.
To make matters worse for the visitors, they lost influential Springboks star Ruan Pienaar to an apparent knee problem before half-time although there was no news on the extent of the injury after the game.
And Paul Anderson's men were able to get over the line, despite losing influential forward Brett Ferres to a knee injury in a first half that swung back and forth.
